On draft at La Trappe in San Francisco. $11 a pint and no line. GREAT!A – Crimson gold with a 3 finger creamy head. Fades so slow with sticky lacing.

S – Nose is similar to elder. Smells like a pine cone with a lot of sweet esthers and nutty bits as well.

T – The taste is interesting. Clearly a west coast IPA. Sweet, borderline barleywine taste and a clear booziness that separates it from other imperial IPAs. A raw rind of lemon, grapefruit and clementines is there too. It’s a great beer for the abv. That’s pretty amazing about it.

M – Thick, malty and waves of hops.

O – I would actually say this is the closest to heady topper I’ve ever had with slightly more booze. In that regard, it’s like I’m drinking a heady topper in San Francisco minus the mineral water mouthfeel that heady has. Everything else is really similar